Kemin

Kemin Кемин
Kemin Location in Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates: 42°47′10″N 75°41′30″E
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Chüy Region
District	Kemin District
Established	1912
City status	2012
Elevation	1,123 m (3,684 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	10,354

Kemin (before 1992: Bystrovka)[2] is a city in northeastern Kyrgyzstan, the administrative headquarters of Kemin District in Chüy Region. Its population was 10,354 in 2021.[1] It is located about 95 km eastward of Bishkek on the left bank of the river Chüy in the Chüy Valley. Kemin was established in 1912.[3] Kemin received city right in 2012.[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	9,657	—
1979	11,706	+2.16%
1989	13,651	+1.55%
1999	11,401	−1.78%
2009	8,169	−3.28%
2021	10,354	+1.99%
Note: resident population; Sources:[1][5]

Notable people

• Askar Akayevich Akayev (born 10 November 1944), first President of the Kyrgyz Republic,
• Bolot Beyshenaliyev (25 June 1937 - 18 November 2002), Kyrgyz cinematographer, film and theater actor.

References

1. "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
2. "Кемин" [Kemin] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 582.
3. Чүй облусу:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Chüy Oblast] (in Kyrgyz and Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Encyclopedia. 1994. p. 718. ISBN 5-89750-083-5.
4. Law 27 September 2012 No. 168 on the transformation of individual urban settlements of the Kyrgyz Republic and relating them to the category of village or city
5. "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Chüy Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. p. 235.